Creative Codex

45: Alexander McQueen • Woven in Shadows (Part 2)


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More than anything else in the world, Alexander McQueen at 21 years old wants to be a fashion designer. He embarks on a bold journey to flip the fashion industry on its head. But what makes his early collections so revolutionary and controversial? And what leads to him being 'discovered'?

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Research Sources:
• Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson
• Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy by Judith Watt
• McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fashion
• Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
• McQueen (Documentary, 2018)
• Cutting Up Rough: Alexander McQueen (Documentary, BBC, 1997)
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